as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Rather than full-time or unemployed, top talent is choosing the fluidity and flexibility of self-employment, with 47% choosing to work on freelance platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, MBO Partners, and the 800 to 1,000 global platforms that increasingly specialize in skill sets, industries, and regions.
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Matthew Mottola, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Tens of thousands of Palestinians who work for the agency could soon be unemployed.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Self-regulation allows unemployed workers to manage their emotions and behaviors in a way that produces positive results and to consider adversity as a positive challenge rather than a hindrance.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Bonus Expeditionary Force, as the Bonus marchers called themselves, originated in Portland, Ore., with an unemployed ex-sergeant named Walter W. Waters as its commander.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Mottola, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Tens of thousands of Palestinians who work for the agency could soon be unemployed.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Self-regulation allows unemployed workers to manage their emotions and behaviors in a way that produces positive results and to consider adversity as a positive challenge rather than a hindrance.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Bonus Expeditionary Force, as the Bonus marchers called themselves, originated in Portland, Ore., with an unemployed ex-sergeant named Walter W. Waters as its commander.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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